Surface Investigation

Research Activities

The surface survey project by the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage is aimed at gathering data for a cultural heritage database. Survey results obtained so far from this project have been compiled and published into a CD-ROM series titled National Cultural Heritage Compendium.
The project team is currently surveying the archaeological sites of Goguryeo located within South Korea, and other sites within the DMZ, a zone inaccessible to civilians, after China's attempt to misrepresent this ancient kingdom's history led to heated public discourse.

SURFACE SURVEY PROJECT RESULTS

National Cultural Heritage Compendium 1,2,3
Cultural Heritage Distribution Map (Cheonan)
Cultural Heritage Distribution Map (Suncheon)
Surface survey of cultural resources within the restored section of the Gyeongui Line.
Surface survey of cultural resources within Korean Army bases and installations.
Surface survey of cultural resources within US Army bases and installations in South Korea.
Surface Survey Report of Access-restricted Military Zones (Gangwon-do)
Surface Survey Report of Access-restricted Military Zones (Gyeonggi-do)

SURFACE SURVEYS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE WITHIN MILITARY ZONES

YEAR	INVESTGATED AREA	INVESTIGATED CASES	REMARKS
1991	Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do	93 cases	Excavations(1992~1993) at Historic Site in Samgot-ri (Baekje Stone Mound Tomb)
1992-1993	Paju-gun (2nd), Gyeonggi-do	134 cases
1994-1995	Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do	89 cases
1995	Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do	16 cases
1996	Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do	38 cases
1997	Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do	81 cases	Excavations (1998∼1999) at the Neolithic Age Heritage Archaeological Site in Munam-ri, Goseong
1998	Inje-gun, Gangwon-do	17 cases
1999	Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do	100 cases
2000	Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do	85 cases	Excavations (2000∼2001) in Soyeonpyeongd Island
2002-2003	Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do	14 cases
TOTAL	10 cities and guns	667 cases	Gangwon-do : 255 cases Gyeonggi-do : 412 cases